Software Product Management: Software Process Model Options

Beyond general technical skills and experience effective software product management requires you to be able to choose a software process model that fits your needs. In this course you will explore the purpose of a structured software process model and how it helps you. First you will investigate the phases of the Waterfall model and compare it to the verification and validation (V) model. Then you will identify key characteristics activities and phases of the incremental iterative and rapid application development (RAD) models. Finally you will take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the spiral Agile and prototyping models. When you have completed this course you will be able to recognize the characteristics and benefits of the most common software process models.